Word: wickenden
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U.P.I. officials quickly assured employees and clients alike that its newsgathering operations would not be curtailed. "U.P.I. is here and will be tomorrow," said Spokesman David Wickenden. "It's business as usual." Nogales is scheduled to file the bankruptcy petition this week, which would protect U.P.I. from its creditors while it puts its finances in order. Any plan then must be approved by a federal court. U.P.I. is expected to continue its efforts to persuade its major creditors (AT&T, American Express, RCA) to accept stock in return for forgiving about $17 million in debts...
...lighter moments were not generated by political ambition, however. A late April council resolution allocated 20 cents to Princeton University's Dean of Admissions James W. Wickenden. The funds were aimed to cover the prick of a postage stamp because council members had heard that the dean had travelled to Florida to deliver the verdict of admission personally to model/actress Bookie shields...
...Council passed the resolution to ease the workload of Princeton Dean of Admissions James W. Wickenden who the Council thought had flown to Florida to personally give model turned actress Brooke Shields news of the verdict on her application to the school...
...Wickenden flew in Florida the day of the notification deaths, for a venation, still forced on Shirles acceptance, Armed with both a letter of acceptance and a letter of rejection, Wickenden made his final decision that day and mailed the letter from Florida...
George B. Eager, Director of Communications at Princeton, yesterday defended the University against charges that it had handled Shields' application improperly. Eager said the University had left the final decision up to Wickenden to protest the confidentiality of Shield's application...